The minor will provide an overview of the core issues in international and U.S. economic development. Special focus is given to practical analysis and real-world problems.

Requirements

Students wishing to minor in Development Economics and Policy must take a total of at least 15 credits from the courses listed below. At least nine credits must be taken from the Core Courses and at most six credits must be taken from the Elective Courses.

Course List

Course	Title	Credits
Core Courses
Select nine or more credits from the following:		9
ARE 2260	Food Policy
ARE 2464	Measuring Impact of Programs that Raise Human Well-being
ARE 3305E	Economic Development, Environment, and Policy
ARE 4279	International Commodity Trade
or ARE 4476	International Trade and Policy
ARE 4305	Sustainable Economic Development
Elective Courses
Select at most six credits from the following:		6
ARE 2434E	Environmental and Resource Policy
ARE 3333	Computational Analysis in Applied Economics
ARE 4444	Economics of Energy, Climate, and the Environment
ECON 2474	Economic Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
or ECON 3473	Economic Development
Additional Elective Courses
Select up to three credits with Minor Advisor Approval:		0-3
ANTH 3325	Introduction to Global Health
ARE 4999	Independent Study
GEOG 3200	Urban Geography
POLS 3406	Globalization and Political Change
WGSS 2267	Women and Poverty
Total Credits		15-18

Note: ARE 1150 Principles of Applied and Resource Economics or ECON 1201 Principles of Microeconomics may be required for some 2000-level or above ARE courses. Other courses listed may have additional prerequisites as well.

Students must earn a grade of “C” (2.0) or higher in each individual course listed above. Students must earn a combined grade point average of 2.5 or higher for all courses listed above. This minor is not open to Applied and Resource Economics majors who are concentrating in Development Economics and Policy.